The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-10-15
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The Christian church parsonage approaches
completion.
Some of the coal miners at Higginsville are
out on a strike.
The POSTS advice to Lexington does not
seem to have been needed.
The petit jurors were dismissed, Wednes-
day, until next Monday.
The latest styles at the new millinery store.
Main street. Kriehn building.
New millinery store Just opened at kriehn
building on Main street. Call in.
Mr.. Geo. Clark shipped, Wednesday, TO
Kansas city, 3 car loads of fat hogs.
The grand jury adjourned for the election
and the Cleveland reception at Kansas City.
Edith Powell was four years Old. Monday,
and entertained her friends, like a little lady.
CrimIna court has gone slow this week
owing partly to the excitement over the pro-
hibition election.
Examine the stock and prices at the new
millinery store. at the Kriehn building, lately
occupied by Sender on Main street.
All credit TO those disinterested and patri-
otto gentlemen on the executive committees
VINO have done their work so well ia this can
vrss.
Mr.. Jos. W. Bailey brought US some black
berry twigs, yesterday fairly loaded with
berries. from the size of A pea to fully de-
veloped and ripe ones.
Mrs. Nickel has moved into the new hotel
building. II is just a daisy little house.
and she will make it as popular as any hotel
has ever been in Missouri.
rrbo ,.t; r,ob;I;t;o, ,avu-..na,s NJ tbfs
county did not misrepreseDt the law. They
held that it meant what it said, and the peo-
pie evidently believed them.
We have at the off &c q bottle OF Clinton
Artesian well water, left here by Mr.. samuel
Biggerstaff, who has been there for his health
and thinks he is greatly improved.
MIR. Eli Chronister, who was at Higgins
vile on election day, says that the presence
of ladies at the polls and the free lunch bust
ness made votes against the Wood law.
The people have rebuked the Idea that tie
county court did wrong to give two days con-
sideration OF what might have proved, and
has proved. a useless expenditure of 5000 or
800.
Prof. Sellers says his schooI has grown TO
5dSh PtppSAt thet hts M tS1ib "Nt ~
turn away young men who desired to enter.
and that he needs more room, and, as we
stated two weeks ago, the public is expected
to assist in building this addition TO the build
ings.
One cent u mile rate via the Missouri Pacific
railroad To the st. Lou Exposition which
closes October %. Tickets good for five days.
GiInnta'S uraof haul aftarpnnp and ayanipo
Call on your nearest ticket agent. H. e.
Townsend. general passenger and ticket
agent, st, Louis, Mo.
Jefferson City Tribune: -"HOn. L. A.
Hicklin has been appointed as a member OF
the democratic state central committee from
the fifth district, vice f. II. holland, resigned.
Mr.. Hicklin represented Lafayette county in
the thirty fourth general assembly, and made
quite an eEviable record" We may add, that
as u committeeman Mr.. Hicklin will be found
prompt to attend to every duty. and jealous
for such regulation of party affairs as will
rebound to the welfare of democracy.
The way this Wood law has been voted in
other counties is illustrated by the vote upon
it at Chapel Hill. We have unofficial infor.
nation hat it has voted 80 votes for to Y
against the law Ii is probably the only pre-
cinct in the county that goes for prohibition
and it is the only part Vt tine county in which
the law has not been discussed. Well. i
won't do to be greedp; we suppose we shall
have to concede Chapel Hill to the prohibit
t~ionists.
Troy, N. Y, Oct. 7. Ogden, Calder " Co.
bankers and brokers, made an assignment a
$3.50 this morning to Fred, P. Alien, OF thi:
city. fhe amount III volved is not yet known
but is believed to be upward of 1900 600. Thu
assignment provides for the payment of al
just and reasonable costs, salaries OF EN-
ployes, payment in full of depositors in thu
savings department, aud all other debts as ia
as possible. The Mr. Allen above referred
to is a brother of Mr.. Ethan Allen Of the In,
teiligencer.
Odessa emocrat:-sAbo two O'Clock
last Thursday night the quiet Of the town
was broken by the cry of fire, which Wa.
soon found to be in the residence of Mrs
Lsngly, on Fifth street, which with its con
tents was entirely destroyed. The building
was one of the incest on the street, and ihi
fire is supposed to have originated from
lamp that was left burning in one Of thu
rooms. A trunk which Confined the paper
and valuables of he family. was desperately
fought for and was kept from burning unit
the house was nearly consumed, but it coult
not be saved, having caught just before i
was pulled out and its contents were Sc
charred that they were useless. Insurance or
house and contents, Sl.0C0."
Irregular Attendance and Hardness il
SchoOls-1rregular attendance and tardines>
In the schools are great evils, from any rea
sonable view you may take of the matter. AnC
they are tie great evils 10 country schools
they are unquestioned evils, which all adj
init, and yet, how many parents, knowing
this, pay little attention to it. Parents knoT
they are evils. but do they thoroughly realize
just how great the bad results they cause, III
various ways. Consider irregular attendance
Suppose q scholar starts a few weeks, or any
time after school commences. The pupils OF
his grade have done so much work in the
branches, which he mas r.issed. He can.
not stand in the books where his classes are
because tina. which they have gone over i:
essential TO his understanding what is tG
come. The next lower classes are below bis
standing. Where must he be put? Ii he l.
crowed into his classes, he may worry along
the whole term in meaningless lessons to
him. Ii he is put mo the lower classes, he
l. dwarfed. lie isn't Interested and doesn't
learn because there is nothing to call forth
his efforts. Suppose after he starts to schoo
at any time lie is irregular in attendance. He
| misses certain lessons. We cannot expect
aim to 'make them up for the others are
doing as much work ~ they are capable o
doing every daV; aud while he is making
up'they are going ahead not waiting for him
giving hlm more TO make up. He gets ue,
hind, and becomes discouraged and c"isinter
ested. 1t is nearly impossible for a scholar
to take interest in his studies under such cir.
Gu instances. Then such ATTENDING worrIe,
the teacher and the whole school, as well a
Impresses the bad habit Of irregularity in The
| pupil. Now let's view the tsrdiuess for 4
moment, and il may be classed right along
scholar is on time two or three mornings il
the week, aud is behind time or absent The
rest. The habit il prone to grow as it is prac.
ticed like any other bad habit, and il is hare
to get out OF it. 1t perhaps gets worse in.
stead OF better. Well, he gets in late: per.
haps one or more of his classes has reciied
| All the scholars look no. The minds of all
the teacher included, are drawn from work
He has missed ~ro!l-cail; the teacher must note
his hardness and attendance at once. He has
missed the morning exercises and any iirec-